okay figured it out.
i had to open a file in a text editor, the file is found in - usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui and its called panel.js
open this in gedit, or text editor of your choice (its best to use one that will show line numbers) you will either have to run gedit as root or copy the file to your home folder to edit it (thats what i did)
look for this line -
Code:
this._clock.set_text(displayDate.toLocaleFormat(_("%a / %d %B / %Y - %R")));
it should be about line 563 (hence the use of line numbers in the text editor)
now the line above is what i changed my file to, and from what i can figure out %a = day then /= this is just a separator, you can use hyphens etc
then this part %d %B = the current date and again /=another separator
and then %Y= the current year and in my file i used a - to separate the time from the date
and finally this part %R = 24 hour mode.
so in gnome shell on my system in the middle of the panel my time/date info reads like this
Code:
Wed / 17 February / 2010 - 22:38
im not sure whether i will keep it like this, but i have the 24 hour clock now, so im happy, i prefer using a 24 time set up (i find it easier to figure out where i am in the day)
it would be better to have the clock on the top panel in gnome shell configurable in an easier way, eg - right clicking on it to show a menu and then various options for adjusting, im using a fairly up to date version of gnome shell (which i quite like actually) and the clock as yet had no configuration menu.
cheers, and hope this helps some one
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